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Ben Kieffer and his guests have a number of quick conversations about the biggest news stories of the week.
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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law Wednesday aimed at expanding high-speed internet access across the state. Lawmakers approved $100 million to fund the grants.
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A bill expanding Iowa’s public-funded charter school system passed in the Iowa Senate, sending the bill to Gov. Kim Reynolds. The proposal was one of her school choice priorities for the legislative session.
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Government entities, schools and businesses in Iowa would not be eligible for state-funded grants and contracts if they require customers, clients, and others to prove they got a COVID-19 vaccine under a bill advancing in the Iowa Legislature.
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IPR Morning Edition host Clay Masters talks with IPR State Government reporter Katarina Sostaric about some of the issues at the Iowa statehouse.
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As the 2021 session comes to a close, changing Iowa’s bottle redemption system received a public hearing. Another large department budget passed out of an appropriations committee, and includes a controversial income verification qualification for public assistance programs. And a large bill about law enforcement passed out of the House.
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Host Ben Kieffer speaks with a variety of guests about the top news stories from around Iowa.
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State workplace safety regulators sent a letter last week to the Republican leaders of the Iowa Legislature that says conditions at the Statehouse “may expose workers to COVID-19 hazards.”
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Host Ben Kieffer is joined by Iowa State Representatives Ako Abdul-Samad of Des Moines and Phyllis Thede of Davenport to talk about the trial of Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, for the murder of George Floyd and the failure to move any racial justice legislation through the Iowa Statehouse this session.
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IPR Morning Edition host Clay Masters talks with IPR state government reporter Katarina Sostaric about some of the differences between the Iowa House and Senate when it comes to budget negotiations.